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Chattanooga
Alone

Name: Chattanooga Alone
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Author: Jennifer Brandt

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

The Tennessee River curves through downtown like a spine, with forested Lookout Mountain rising to the south. The skyline is modest, and galleries and restaurants are within a walkable city.

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Where you might stay

BudgetHampton Inn & Suites Chattanooga/Downtownnear the riverfront, breakfast included
Mid-rangeChattanooga Marriott Downtowndependable full-service base for walking
A treatThe Edwin Hotelriver views and a rooftop bar

Two places to eat alone

St. John's RestaurantTake the bar if you like watching the room.
Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw BarA raw bar counter suits an evening alone.

SAMPLE

The River City Calls

The Tennessee River curves through downtown like a spine. Look up from the riverbank and you see Lookout Mountain rising to the south, steep and densely forested. Turn around and the downtown skyline is modest, with nothing in it that makes you feel small. That is part of what makes Chattanooga accessible. It is a real city, with the galleries and restaurants and cultural institutions that make urban life worth living, but it stays human-scale. You can walk through it. You can get around it alone without the particular exhaustion that comes from cities built all on grandeur.
This is not to say Chattanooga is sleepy. The Northshore district has real energy. The Bluff View Art District hums with galleries and musicians. The downtown riverfront hosts festivals and markets. There is plenty happening. But none of it requires you to surrender your solitude to take part. Cities have a different rhythm when you move through them by yourself, and Chattanooga suits that rhythm well.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Specific Restaurants

STIR, on Market Street, is a calm sit-down restaurant, easy for an evening meal without a wait for a bar seat.
Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar sits on Riverside Drive, a seafood restaurant with a raw bar counter that suits an evening alone as well as a table.
State of Confusion, on East Main Street, is a Latin American restaurant and a lively but manageable dinner option in the Southside.
A short walk away on East Main Street, Main Street Meats is a smaller, quieter restaurant, good for a shorter or earlier dinner.
Feed Table and Tavern, on West Main Street in the Southside, pairs a full dinner menu with a tavern-style bar, comfortable either way.
Bantam & Biddy is the easy dinner before or after a set at Songbirds; check current hours.

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Inside this book

Chattanooga Awaits
The River City’s Story
Planning Your Trip
On Your Own Here
Where to Stay
Neighborhood by Neighborhood

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Chattanooga Awaits
The River City’s Story
Planning Your Trip
On Your Own Here
Where to Stay
Neighborhood by Neighborhood
Battlefields and Memory
Days in Chattanooga
The River and the Ridges
Art, Music & Performance
Eating and Drinking
Evening & After Dark
Retail Therapy
Beyond the City: Day Trips
Women’s Chattanooga
Practical Matters
Tastes to Take Home

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